8,912 new cases of COVID-19 were reported last week, a 21% increase compared to the prior week and an increase for the fifth week in a row. Despite this, the commonwealth has the fifth lowest growth in cases per 100,000,…
CDC Recommends Additional Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that moderately to severely immunocompromised people who are fully vaccinated with Pfizer and Moderna receive an additional dose of vaccine. Click here for more. A newly released study finds that the…
Census Bureau Releases Data for 10-Year Funding and Reapportionment
Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released detailed 2020 Census results that will direct the flow for federal and state funding for the next decade. States will also use the data to redraw congressional and state legislative district boundaries. The statistics,…
Rural Health Care Funds Available
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making up to $500 million available in grants to help rural health care facilities, tribes, and communities expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, health care services, and nutrition…
PSATS Participates in Commonwealth Opioid Settlement Briefing
Yesterday, PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko and Board Chair A.J. Boni participated on the task force to design the distribution formula for the national $25 billion settlement from opioid drug manufacturers. The Pennsylvania share is slightly more than $1 billion…
Final Distribution of ARP Money Next Week
On Tuesday, August 17, State Treasurer Stacey Garrity will process the final round of funding to municipalities that made application for ARP dollars. After that date, Treasury and DCED will reallocate the remaining dollars that were not applied for, which…
Want to See Your Township in the 2022 PSATS Calendar?
Township public works crews operate year-round, and we’d like to see your crew in action. Get creative and show us the many ways that your public works crew keeps your township running smoothly throughout the year. For example, you could…
National Awards to Honor Civic Volunteers
Communities depend on civic volunteers, especially firefighters and emergency medical services personnel, and townships rely on residents to serve on volunteer boards, commissions, and committees. If your township has a population under 25,000, you can nominate outstanding civic volunteers through…
Governor Announces ‘Vaccine or Test’ Requirement for Some State Employees
Gov. Tom Wolf announced yesterday that commonwealth employees in state health care facilities and high-risk congregate care facilities will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 7. This initiative will affect about 25,000 employees working in 24-hour-operated…
Reminder: Federal Temporary Unemployment Benefit Programs to End Sept. 4
The state Department of Labor & Industry is reminding Pennsylvanians that federal unemployment benefit programs, including Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), will end September 4. The state’s regular unemployment compensation…
